Industry

Hull is a very busy port, with 18.5% of UK imports and 15% of the UK's seaborne trade passing through in 2004.

Hull is also home to some major industries and well known British brands, such as BP, Croda International, Smith & Nephew, Reckitt Benckiser, BAe Systems and Seven Seas.

Shopping

There are two large shopping centres in Hull - the Prospect Centre and Princes Quay Shopping Centre, the latter of which is built on stilts in the former Princes Dock. There is also a new Vue cinema due for completion autumn 2007. The indoor Trinity Market features around fifty stalls and is situated next to the city's Holy Trinity Church. Due for completion in Autumn 2007, the new St. Stephen's development will also become home to several large stores, including Zara, H&M, Next, Oasis, and Topshop, whilst the Quay West development due for completion in 2010 will see Prince's Quay extended with another 60 shops and two new department stores (John Lewis and Debenhams are tipped to lease these) and other leisure facilities.

Shops in Hull took £484m between April 2006 and 2007. A rise of £13m over the previous 12 month period.

Statistics

This is a chart of trend of regional gross value added of Kingston-upon-Hull at current basic prices published (pp.240-253) by Office for National Statistics with figures in millions of British Pounds Sterling.

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